THE DANBURY REPORTER.
Established 1872
CRIMINAL COURT
IN SESSION
NO CAPITAL CASES, MOST BE
ING FOR VIOLATIONS OF
THE PROHIBITION LAW
TERM WILL CLOSE TODAY
OR TOMORROW—CIVIL TERM
NEXT WEEK.
Judge J. W- Pless, Jr., is pre-1
siding at Stokes criminal court !
this week. Solicitor R- J- Scott j
is prosecuting for the State.
Large crowds have been in at- ,
tendance at the four days ot j
court that have been held thus !
far- The land has been too wet
for the fanners to work, and they
have been present in large num
bers. Also many came to hear
the various political speeches.
The court docket has consisted
mostly cf minor infractions ot
the law. no capital cases being on
the calendar.
Up to this (Thursday) evening
the following cases had been
tried:
STATE AGAINST:
Eugene P. Garrison, resisting
officer. Non-suit.
Will Chatman and Eugent Bol
der, larceny. Continued.
Will Hunter, possession- Four
months suspended sentence and
cost.
Holland B Norton O. C. 1., 90
days on roads.
Charlie Hampton, O. C. I-, 4
months suspended sentence and
cost.
D. D- Dodson, 0. C L, judg
ment pending.
J. E. Smith, Jr-, larceny. Con
tinued.
Lewis Holland, C. C- W., 12
months suspended sentence.
Sandy Cain, O. C. I-, 3 months
en roads.
Byron C.' King, O- C. L, 4
months suspended sentence and
cost.
Enoch Howard, B. and E., 6
months suspended sentence and
cost-
Kenyoi. V. Norman, transport
ing. Prayer for judgment con
tinued to June term-
W. B. Hughes, O. C. I-, open
for judgment-
Feiand Hall, O. C. 1., 4 months
on roads.
Sam Hancock, 0- C. 1., con
tinued.
Alex Martin, O. C. L, 6 months
road sentence suspended and rost.
Paul Martin, Wm. Brim, Dewey
Brim, A. D. W., 30 days road
sentence suspended on payment
of cost-
Frank Butcher, non-support,
prayer for judgment continued
for 5 years.
Joe Dowey, O. C. L, 90 days on
roads.
Tanker Moore, reckless driving,
60 days road sentence suspended
on payment of cost.
Arthur Slate, forcible trespass,
not guilty.
Howard Nelson, reckless driv
ing, S months road sentence sua
p—ikJ on payment of cost.
' Clarence Shelton, O. C L, 6
■Maths road sentence irspended
«a,payn-«it of oost
OarefeM Shaßoa, CL C Wi, Ml
Volume €6
Sandy Ridge News
Sandy Ridge, April 2- The
farmers of this section are very
busy preparing their land for an
other crop.
Everyone is glad to know that
Mrs. J. C. Amos has returned
home from Winston-Salem where
she has keen taking treatment
! Among those who visited her last
j Sunday were Mr- and Mrs. Mrs.
[Ed Joyce and daughter, Evelyn,
| Mr. and Mrs F. N. Hill and fam
| ily, Mr- and Mrs. Elmer Amos
j and son, Leroy, and Mr. and Mrs-
Maurice Hawkins and children.
Misses Lou Ella and Lillian
Amos spent Saturday night with
Miss Inei. Hutchens.
Mr. and Mrs- Ralph Corn of
Lawsonville and Mrs. Ada Mar
tin Ellis visited Mrs. Will Case
and family Sunday at Miyodan.
The supper guest of and!
Mrs- J. V. Martin and family Sat-'
urday night were: Mr- and Mrs. j
C. R- Darr and daughter, Joan,;
Mr. and Mrs- A- E. Garner and j
Mr. Kenneth E- Brown-
Mr. and Mrs- Rufus Ellis of
Martinsville, Va-, were the week
end guests of Mrs. Betty Law- j
rence-
Among those who visited Mr.
and Mrs- Harry Martin and Mrs.
R- S. Martin Sunday were: Mr.
and Mrs> Mrttoa Wood and fami
ly, Mr. and Mrs. Russell Knight
and family and Mr- and Mrs
Jesse Hawkins.
Mr. and Mrs- Frank Joyce
made a business trip to Leaksville
Monday-
Mr. and Mrs- J. A- Francis, and
Delbert and Claudia Francis visit
ed Mr- and Mrs. J. B. Joyce Sun
day. m -r '
Mr- and Mrs. Marshall Brown
are the proud parents of a baby
boy, Francis Moorefield-
Mr. and Mrs. J- B- Hutchens
and family and Titus Biggs visit
ed Mr- and Mrs. Mose Brown
Sunday.
pros
lowa Fair, larceny, noi pros.
Lillian Hayden, Wanda Overby,
slander, nol pros.
Paul Brown, transporting, 12
months suspended sentence and
cost.
George Parks, unlawful seizure
of crop. Trial pending-
Phillips Clark, O. C. 1., 4 months |
road sentence suspended and'
cost-
Robert Kapp, reckless driving,
30 days road sentence suspended
and cost.
Julian Wilkeß and David Wilkes. '
B. and E.. 12 months road sen 1
tence for each. Also 5 years in '
State prison suspended-
Homer Yost, larceny and re
moving crop, 3 cases. First, 14
months road sentence. Second,
5 years in State prison suspended.
Third, prayer for judgment Con
tinued 5 years-
Paul Joyce, possession, open
for judgment
The tev* will probably close
today or tomorrow.
, Om to** begins Monday, Ap
ril S. •
Danbury, N. C., Thursday, April 4, 1940.
MAXWELL, HORTON, .
BROUGHTON HERE !
THREE CANDIDATES FOR
GOVERNOR ON SUCCESSIVE
DAYS ADDRESS STOKES
VOTERS AT DANBURY
COURT TERM—FAVORABLE
IMPRESSIONS MADE ON
VOTERS.
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Large crowds in attendance at
court this week 0 n three succes
sive dayp—Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday—had the pleasure ot
listening at the noon recess at
each of these court days to
respective candidates for Gover
nor of North Carolina.
On Monday, Maxwell spoke;
Tuesday, Broughton; Wednesday,
Horton.
The large crowds who heard the
gubernatorial aspirants, were in
| varying degrees complimentary to
ieach of the candidates-
All of them made careful, dis
i passionate addresses much alike
j
in principles, which were in praise
of the record of the Democratic
party in the State, and each
[pledging himself to a continua
tion of these principles and poli
cies if elected to the high office
of Governor.
Lawsonville News
Lawsonville, April 3. —Mrs. G-
D- Wat kins gave her daughter,
Mrs- David Martin, a shower
March 30. A big crowd attended
all carrying nice gifts for Mrs.
Martin-
Mr. and Mrs. Coy Doss are the
glad parents of a baby girl, and
Mr. and Mrs- Jim Bulhn, a baby
boy.
The Blue Sky Boys appeared at
Lawsonville high school March
29 from Raleigh and also a play,
"Tom Sawyer", Saturday night,
March 30, which everyone enjoy
ed.
Mrs- Frank Lawson of West
Va. is visiting relatives here this
week. Mrs- Lawson is the daugh-1
ter of Mr- and Mrs. Zack Shep
pard-
Several from here have been
attending court at Danbury this
week.
Miss Gladys Lawson spe«t last
week with Mrs. W- A. Joyce of
Stuart, Va.
Mr- and Mrs. Sam Hill of San
dy Ridge visited Mr. and Mrs. O-
E- Smith Sunday.
Miss Mary Ann Jefferson visit
ed here Sunday.
Mrs. Cora Bullin, Joel Shep
pard, Matt Simmons, Carl Law
son and Lester Griffin are on the
sick list
| Leonard Lawson is confined to
his home with a cut foot
Lenora Spencer, Annie Mae
Lawson, and Thelma Watkins
Visited Marie Moore Sunday.
Thelma Lawson spent Saturday
night with Mary Lawson.
Hardin Stovall of Patrick
Springs, Va-, spent * short while
here Monday.
Miss Mary TUley, the manager
at JJAm onTffle Mjpch room, hi ill
at htr boa*
JUDGE PLESS
SWATS THE SLOTS |
THE PAY - OFF MACHINES
DISAPPEAR ON ORDER OF
HIS HONOR COUNTY
LOSES THOUSAND DOLLARS
REVENUE, THE DEAR PUB
LIC SAVES OTHfCR THOU
SANDS.
i
The deputy sheriffs scattered
to the four winds late Tuesday
evening when Judge Pless issued
an order outlawing the Stokes
county slot machines-
His Honor said: "Go get 'em.
You (officers) take half of the
pay-off piles in the machines,
bring the rest to the county- If
any operator resist, take him
with the box, bring him up for a
SI,OOO fine, and you get half of
that, too."
The nickle-traps disappeared as
if by magic in all sections of the
county. (It is not known yet
how many the deputies caught be
fore they could be removed )
Judge Pless ruled that these
machines are operated in Stokes
in violation of the law. His order
for confiscation evidently got a
number.
The county was receiving some
thing like SI,OOO a year revenue
from slo; machines, but it is es
timated the innocent players were
contributing far more than that
to make ?he proprietors of the
gambling devices prosperous.
Announcement
I hereby announce my candi
dacy for re-election as county
commissioner subject to the Dem
ocratic primary to be held on the
25th day of May.
HARVEY G- JOHNSON.
Native of Stokes
Passes in Surry
Mount Airy—Cephus Newsome,
59, died at his home, Mount Airy,
j Route 4, Sunday night after a
long illness.
He was a native of Stokes coun
ty, where he was born January
24, 1881, the son of the late Rob
ert and Rosa Wright Newsome.
He is survived by his widow,
Mrs- Bessie Newsome of Mount
Airy, and by one brother, R- A.
Newsome, of King.
Funeral services will be held at
the home at 1 o'clock Tuesday aft
ernoon, followed by another serv
ice at the Christian Church at
King- Eider Jesse Dunbar will
officiate. Burial will be in the
cemetery at King.
Bridge Club Meets
Mrs. Charlie Martin and Mrs
Lois M. Pearson entertained the
members of the Contract Bridge
club at the home of the former
Monday evening-
Four progressions were played
after which prizes were awarded
to the following: Margie Petree,
high score; Mrs. Robah Smith,
second-high, and Mrs- Frank
Martin, low score.
, Refreshments were served to
fourteen members.
SUSAN GARNER
DIES AT KING
JACK KS.S7R SUFFERS HEART
ATTACK OTHER NEWS
ITEMS FROC KING TOWN.
King, April 4—Susan Garner,
aged 84, died at her home near
here Sur.day- The deceased is
survived ly one son, J. Stednnn
i
Garner, and one gran 1..;, -
ert Garner; one brother, Ciiig
Garner of King, and one sidtcr,
Mrs. Joe Turner, of Walnut Hi'in
also survive. The lvneral se
ice, which was in ; '.arge of Rev
E- T. Sirns and Rev. E. W- Tur
ner, was conducted at the firsi
Baptist Church Tuesday at 2:00
p- m., and burial followed in the
church cemetery.
There is some improvement in
the condition of Jack Kiser who
suffered a heart attack at his
i
home here last week and who has
been quite sick.
The following patients under-1
| went ton.sil operations here Sat
urday: Hughs Hall of Vade Mce-.
um Springs; Miss Ulva Kirby of
Walnut Hills; Harry Nance ol
Capella; Rufus Nelson of Wal
- Cove, Edsil Kiser and Miss
Rachel Kiser of Mountain View-
Relatives here have been noti
fied of the critical illness of
Cephus Newsum at his home in
; Mount Airy. ,
The King troupe of boy scouts
are on a camping trip at Vade
Mecum Springs- The troupe is
in charge of Scout Master Harold
Parker.
The following births were re
corded here last wek: to Mr. and,
Mrs- George Lawson, a daughter;
to Mr. and Mrs- Rufus Dancy, a
'daughter: and to Mr. and Mrs.'
Robert Kapp, a daughter-
G- C. Garner is quite sick at
his home two miles east of town
his friends will regret to learn-
Conrad Samuels and daughter,
Mrs. Carl Clifton, of Pilot Moun
'tain, were among the visitors
here Saturday.
Dr. Floyd J. Strupe attended
the Norfh Western Chiropractic
research society at Winston-Sa
lem Thursday night.
| Craven Vest of Moore county,
formerly of King, is spending a j
few days with relatives and
friends here.
Announcement
I hereby announce my candi
dacy for re-election as county j
commissioner subject to the Dem- 1
ocratic primary to be held on the
125 th day of May.
HOWARD L. GIBSON.
Six Hundred Pounds
of Avordupois
Two big men met on the street
Monday—Osa Pyrtle of Westfield,
280 pounds; Jim Lasley of Mea-
I dows, over 300.
Two heaviest citizens of the
, county—lotai weight over 600
, pounds.
Will Fulp, Security life district
i agent here from
Walnut Cove Monday*
Number 3,546
0. H. HAUSER
CANDIDATE FOR STATE
SENATE
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*. ggsk Jim B
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■ lispl M I
O- H. Hauser, candidate for
State Senate from Stokes and Sui
ly, sjioke to a court room of cit
izens of Stokes county liere to
day at one o'clock. The topic he
discussed was "North Carolina's
Challenge" .He briefly reviewed
the progress of North Carolina
and Stokes county, and tnen very
strongly outlined some of the ob
ligations of North Carolina- We
need and must have more cross
j county highways and better bus
routes so that our children may
be safely transported to and
from schools without the mothers
'standing gazing as their children
I leave home and wondering if
I they will come back Bafely in the
afternoon.
Better coordination between our
schools and agricultural and in
dustry- Our boys and girls when
they leave school should be pre
i pared for some place in our great
agricultural and industrial sys
tem.
Taxes is a thing that interests
every citizen of our State. We
raised nearly 69 million last year
not including county and city
J taxes- We must have taxes.
Taxes should yield us our great
est investment if properly used.
There are some corrections that;
need to be made- Is it right for
a person buying an automobila
| for SSOO to pay the same tax as
| one purchasing a 52.000 automo
, bile.
I pledge the voters of Stokca
and Surry counties if sent to
Raleigh to serve all the people of
these two great counties to the
of my ability. I will greatly
'appreciate your vote in the Dem
ocratic primary May 25-
(Political Advertising.)
, S. L. Golding
» Loses Purse
S. L- Colding, jurot at court,
t lost his purse here Monday- It
, contained about *17.00. No
trr.eea have bees found.